Puppy Behavior Training Tips

Posted by David Versilles in Puppy Training on July 4, 2010 | no responses

One of the many similarities you can probably find between proud owners of a pet dog is their ability and success stories of dog training. This is especially true when considering that many new owners of a puppy have no idea how to get their dog in line, and it always seem as if the puppy is going all out in annoying them.

While training your dog’s behavior is a long and complicated process, it should not be more difficult than that! Understanding some of the training principal listed below can save you a lot of time as well as frustration, so if you’re looking to train your dog, read on!

Rewarding Fairly

One of the most effective and powerful tool at your disposal is having a reward system for your puppy. One of the perks of having a reward system is that your dog will and can understand what they are being rewarded for, for example when you reward them with snacks when they’ve just performed a desirable action that you want. On the other hand, only using punishment can sometimes not get it’s desirable effect because you must punish your dog immediately after they misbehave, even a 10 minutes delay will lose it’s effect because your pet have a very short memory attention span and will not understand what they were being punished for.

One Step at a Time

Of course you are excited to begin your training journey with your dog, and so is your dog! But bear in mind that dogs are simple animal and can only retain so many things at one sitting, therefore you should teach them one trick at a time, as overwhelming them with tons of different tricks will usually do them no good. The best way to go about this is to be patient with them, you might need up to two weeks for them to fully understand your command, but it is far better than teaching them new things every other day, as it will just confuses them as to what they should really be doing.

Are You Frustrated?

Sometimes pet owners lose their patience and temper and will no doubt lash out on their dog. Whenever you find yourself facing this situation, you have to stop and think, why in the first place are you doing this? Were you trying to share a special bond and moment with your pet, and in the mean time have fun? If that was true, you are not getting anywhere near there! So if you start seeing the dog training process as a chore rather than fun, then you need to start evaluating where it is heading and stop if you have to!

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